Kruppa scored 21 of game-high 26 in the first half as the Yellow Jackets (3-0) won their annual Thanksgiving tournament for the third straight year and for the eighth time overall.

Tech fed Kruppa inside early as the junior from Lithonia, Ga., went 6-for-7 from the floor and a perfect 9-for-9 from the foul line in the first 20 minutes as the Jackets shot 55.2 percent in the first half and built a 23-point lead at the intermission.

Kruppa finished 6-of-10 from the floor and 14-of-17 from the foul line. She also had three assists and five steals.

Kruppa and senior Danielle Donehew, who finished with nine points on three three-pointers, were also named to the all-tournament team. Hofstra’s Coke, Elon’s Anestha Blankeney and Yale’s Meg Simpson rounded out the team.

In the consolation game, Elon defeated Yale, 55-50.

The Yellow Jackets open Atlantic Coast Conference play by hosting seventh-ranked NC State at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald’s Center.

Elon Tops Yale In Consolation Game

ATLANTA (Nov. 27) — Freshman Anestha Blankeney tied for agame-high 16 points as Elon held off Yale down the stretch to takea 55-50 win in the consolation game of the Georgia Tech/AtlantaMarriott Northwest Basketball Classic Saturday at O’KeefeGymnasium.

Blankeney’s 16 points included a pair of free throws with four seconds left to help seal the win for the Fighting Christians (2-2).

Yale (0-3) trailed by double digits for much of the second half, but rallied to pull to within two at 52-50 on a pair of free throws by Alyson Miller with 48 seconds left. The Bulldogs turned the ball over twice in the final 23 seconds, and Elon went 3-for-4 from the foul line down the stretch.

Miller led Yale and matched Elon’s Blankeney with a game-high tying 16 points.